Presented by James Gavin Bridges PhD, LMFT, CFL
2 CE credits
This event will be recorded and distributed to registrants. If you are unable to attend live, you can earn 2 CE credits by watching the video and passing the post-test. The recording will be available for 2 months.
Last day to register: Thursday, October 23, 2025
This presentation provides audience members with helpful concepts related to non-monogamy and systemic practice. It goes over relational terms used by the community, important distinction between commonly used language, and encourages therapists to remain curious about clients’ language even after doing their own homework. The presentation will introduce clinicians to key tasks in therapy when working with non-monogamous client systems.
Clinicians will also learn which relational therapy approaches and interventions can be used with non-monogamous clients as they work on relationship structure formation, agreement making, and recovery from relational ruptures. Audience members can expect to learn skills and strategies for working with clients navigating non-monogamy or wanting to be non-monogamous (i.e., opening up). Throughout the presentation, audience members can also expect to work on self-reflection as they contemplate
providing therapeutic help to clients in non-monogamous relationship structures.
Presentation Goals
- Understand concepts related to non-monogamy and systemic practice.
- Understand key tasks in therapy when working with non-monogamous client systems.
- Identify narratives and biases related to socialization in a mono-normative society
- Describe relational therapy approaches/interventions that can be used with non-monogamous clients.
- Apply skills and strategies for working with clients navigating non-monogamy or wanting to be non-monogamous.
Measurable objectives
- Participants will be able to identify at least 6 key principles of what presenting problems brings non-monogamous clients into therapy.
- Participants will be able to name 3 communication interventions that can be used with agreement making for non-monogamous relationship systems.
- Participants will be able to identify 5 different theories of marriage and family therapy that can be used when working with non-monogamous systems.
- Participants will be able to state the 4 main principles of structuring agreement conversations effectively.
About the Presenter
Jimmy Bridges (he/they), PhD, LMFT, CFLE
Jimmy is a licensed couple and family therapist in Massachusetts and Vermont, a certified family life educator through NCFR, an AAMFT approved supervisor and clinical fellow, and part-time faculty at National University in the MFT masters and doctoral programs. He received his doctoral and master’s degrees in Couple and Family Therapy from Kansas State University. He also received two graduate certificates in Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies and Social Justice Education from Kansas State University. His clinical specialization is working with queer and non-monogamous clients. He has presented in university settings, conferences, regional organizations, and online platforms on non-monogamy and couples therapy models. Jimmy has
worked in community mental health, group practice, and currently works in private practice with their nesting partner, who is also a the
TARGET AUDIENCE: Licensed psychologists, licensed social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage & family therapists, and pre-licensed professionals.
CE Credit Certificates
The course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
East Bay Chapter of CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #52488) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. East Bay Chapter of CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Note: Certificates of Completion will be awarded to participants who attend the entire workshop and complete the course evaluation.
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Licensed Membership/Community Partner Fee: $75/annually
Pre-Licensed Associate/Student/Retired Membership Fee: $50/annually
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